Below is a page adapted from About Wikipedia ...

Below is a page adapted from About Wikipedia (维基百科) on how to take full advantage of Wikipedia.

Wikipedia is a web-based, free-content encyclopedia (百科全书) in many languages.

§Exploring Wikipedia

Many visitors come to Wikipedia to acquire knowledge, while others come to share knowledge. At this very instant, dozens of articles are being improved, and new articles are also being created. Over 3,500 articles have been listed by the Wikipedia community as featured articles. Another 15,000 articles are listed as good articles. Wikipedia is available in more than 280 languages including English. Its related projects include a dictionary, quotations, books, manuals, and scientific reference sources, and a news service. All of these are kept, updated, and managed by separate communities, and often include information and articles that can be hard to find through other common sources.

§Basic navigation in Wikipedia

Wikipedia articles are all linked, or cross-referenced. In every article, there are links to some related articles or Wikipedia pages with further in-depth information. Holding the mouse over a certain link will often show to where the link will lead. There are other links towards the ends of most articles, for other articles of interest, related websites and pages and so on. Some articles may also have links to dictionary definitions, audio-book readings, quotations, the same article in other languages etc.

§Using Wikipedia as a research tool

Wiki articles are never considered complete and may be continually edited and improved. Over time, this generally results in an upward trend of quality and a growing agreement over a representation of information. Users should be aware that not all articles are of encyclopedic quality from the start. Indeed, many articles start their lives as displaying a single viewpoint; and, after a long process of discussion, debate, and argument, they gradually take on a neutral point of view reached through agreement. Others may, for a while, become caught up in a heavily unbalanced viewpoint which can take some time—months perhaps—to achieve better balanced coverage of their subject.

§Wikipedia vs. paper encyclopedias

Wikipedia has advantages over traditional paper encyclopedias. Wikipedia has a very low “publishing” cost for adding or expanding entries and a low environmental impact in some respects, since it never needs to be printed. In addition, Wikipedia has wikilinks instead of in-line (内嵌) explanations and its articles provide not only summaries but also plenty of details. Additionally, the editorial cycle is short. A paper encyclopedia stays the same until the next edition, while editors can update Wikipedia at any instant, around the clock, to help ensure that articles keep up with the most recent events.

1.We know from the passage that Wikipedia________.

A. provides very accurate information

B. offers links to most leading media

C. covers rich resources of knowledge

D. comes available in any language

2.The underlined word “they” in the passage probably refers to “________”.

A. users　　 B. articles　　 C. editors　　　　　 D. subjects

3.The links in Wikipedia to other resources are mainly to________.

A. provide details of the same articles

B. help the users to be better informed

C. guarantee the quality of the service

D. offer basic guidance on web research

4.The passage is presented in a way of ________.

A. discussion　 B. description

C. instruction　　　　 D. summary

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Wikipedia (维基百科) is a non-profit website funded by donations, started on 15th January, 2001. “Wiki” means “quick” in the Hawaiian language. These days, most people go straight to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia (百科), to look something up. But how reliable is it?

The site attracts 78 million visitors every month, and it is available in more than 270 different languages. It’s one of the most comprehensive (综合的) resources available, and it’s got much more information than an ordinary encyclopedia. The site is updated on a daily basis by thousands of people around the world. Anyone with an Internet connection can look through and edit the contents or add a new page at any time. And you don’t need any formal training.

Of course, there are some controls. Wikipedia has a team of more than 1,500 administrators who check for false information. And main targets for horrible comments (such as politicians) are forbidden to public editing. But with more than 16 million articles to keep an eye on, it isn’t easy. So, while Wikipedia benefits from being constantly updated with information from all over the world, it’s also open to “vandals”.

Some of the damage is easy to notice. Someone drew horns and a moustache on Microsoft chairman Bill Gates’ photo. But other things are harder to spot. The most common form of vandalism involves adding tiny items of false information into the biography of a famous person. Unbelievably, some of this misinformation has appeared in newspapers, with The Daily Mail, The Guardian and The Independent all having fallen victim to the tricks. For example, in an obituary (讣告) for British comedian Sir Norman Wisdom, one newspaper claimed that he co-wrote Dame Vera Lynn’s wartime song “There’ll be Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover”. In fact, he did no such thing.

So if you’re going to use any information from Wikipedia, make sure you double-check it first.

1. What do we know about Wikipedia?

A. It makes profits from its users.

B. It is run by the Hawaiian government.

C. It is the most popular website worldwide.

D. It provides a huge amount of information.

2. The underlined word “vandals” in Paragraph 3 refers to those who _________.

A. take responsibility for something B. get benefits from others

C. deliberately damage things for fun D. take care of something

3.　 The example of Norman Wisdom’s obituary is used to show _________.

A. some newspapers like The Guardian are irresponsible

B. Wikipedia sometimes contains false information

C. Norman Wisdom is unpopular with some people

D. Wikipedia affects people’s lives greatly

4. What does the author advise readers to do?

A. To look through Wikipedia frequently.

B. To update Wikipedia on a daily basis.

C. To turn to other websites for valid information.

D. To be careful when using the information from Wikipedia.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Wikipedia (维基百科) is a non-profit website funded by donations, started on 15th January, 2001. “Wiki” means “quick” in the Hawaiian language. These days, most people go straight to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia (百科), to look something up. But how reliable is it?

The site attracts 78 million visitors every month, and it is available in more than 270 different languages. It’s one of the most comprehensive (综合的) resources available, and it’s got much more information than an ordinary encyclopedia. The site is updated on a daily basis by thousands of people around the world. Anyone with an Internet connection can look through and edit the contents or add a new page at any time. And you don’t need any formal training.

Of course, there are some controls. Wikipedia has a team of more than 1,500 administrators who check for false information. And main targets for horrible comments (such as politicians) are forbidden to public editing. But with more than 16 million articles to keep an eye on, it isn’t easy. So, while Wikipedia benefits from being constantly updated with information from all over the world, it’s also open to “vandals”(故意捣乱者).

Some of the damage is easy to notice. Someone drew horns and a moustache on Microsoft chairman Bill Gates’ photo. But other things are harder to spot. The most common form of vandalism involves adding tiny items of false information into the biography of a famous person. Unbelievably, some of this misinformation has appeared in newspapers, with The Daily Mail, The Guardian and The Independent all having fallen victim to the tricks. For example, in an obituary (讣告) for British comedian Sir Norman Wisdom, one newspaper claimed that he co-wrote Dame Vera Lynn’s wartime song “There’ll be Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover”. In fact, he did no such thing.

So if you’re going to use any information from Wikipedia, make sure you double-check it first.

1.What do we know about Wikipedia?

A. It makes profits from its users.

B. It is run by the Hawaiian government.

C. It provides a huge amount of information.

D. It is the most popular website worldwide.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.　 78 million people visit Wiki each day

B. To forbid wrong public editings is quite easy

C.　 Formal education is needed to do editing for Wifi

D. Some people change the information on Wiki just for fun

3. The example of Norman Wisdom’s obituary is used to show _________.

A. Wikipedia sometimes contains false information

B. some newspapers like The Guardian are irresponsible

C. Norman Wisdom is unpopular with some people

D. Wikipedia affects people’s lives greatly

4.What does the author advise readers to do?

A. To look through Wikipedia frequently.

B. To update Wikipedia on a daily basis.

C. To turn to other websites for valid information.

D. To be careful when using the information from Wikipedia.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Below is a passages adapted from a website.

Tayka Hotel De Sal

Where: Tahua, Bolivia           

How much: About $95 a night

Why it’s cool: You’ve stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt? That’s something few can claim. Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of salt---including the beds (though you’ll sleep on regular mattresses (床垫) and blankets). The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake that’s the world’s biggest salt flat. Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste of wet salt that hardens when it dries. When rain starts to dissolve the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.

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Green Magic Nature Resort

Where: Vythiri, India            

How much: About $240 a night

Why it’s cool: Taking a pulley(滑轮)-operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure. As you look out of your open window---there is no glass!---you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy(罩蓬). Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read. You don’t even have to come down for breakfast---the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn “elevator”.

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Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

Where: Cottonwood, Idaho         

How much: $92 a night

Why it’s cool: This doghouse isn’t just for the family pet. Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly. Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side．You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a few steps of the loft(阁楼）in Willy’s head, or hang out inside his nose. Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant (消防栓）outside.

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Gamirasu Cave Hotel

Where: Ayvali, Turkey            

How much: Between $130 and $475 a night.

Why it’s cool: This is caveman cool! Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash. But your stay will be much more modern. Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool, about 65℉in summer. (Don’t worry---there is heat in winter.)

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Treebones Resort

Where: California, America        

How much: $100 a night

Why it’s cool: You can sleep in a “room” any night, but how often do you get the chance to sleep in a yurt. What’s a yurt? Good question. Yurts are the name given to guest rooms at the Treebones Resort. These spaces provide all of the accessibility to nature you’d enjoy in a tent, but with all the comforts of a cabin. In one of sixteen yurts, you will doze off(打盹儿) while gazing at the stars that can be seen through a sky dome.

1.What is the main purpose of this passage?

A．To sell the hotels.

B．To attract guests.

C．To offer good service.

D．To get popular.

2.If you want to experience a thrilling life, you’d better go to ____________.

A．Treebones Resort

B．Gamirasu Cave Hotel

C．Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

D．Green Magic Nature Resort

3.Sweet Willy is the name of ____________.

A．a doghouse for the family pet

B．a thirty-foot-tall family dog

C．the building of Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

D．the guest rooms in Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

4.Which of the following words can best describe all the five hotels in the passage?

A．Unique.           B．Ordinary.          C．Costly.            D．Natural.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary.

Important words to learn:E Essential I improver A Advanced

Pump

noun [C] DEVICE 1 A a piece of equipment which is

used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place

gas pump SHOE2[USUALLY PLURAL]US (UK COURT SHOE)

8 type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of

fastening it to the foot which is worn by women

3 [USUALLY PLURAL]  type of flat shoe, like a BALIET dancer’s shoe when is worn by women 4 [USUALLY PLURAL]UK a flat·shoe made of heavy cloth, which is worn by children for doing sports.

verb LIQUID/GAS1 [T USUALLY·ADV/PREP] to force

liquid or gas to move somewhere:our latest machine can

pump a hundred gallors a minute , o The new wine is

pumped into stirage tanks.o The heart pumos blood

through the arteries/round the body. INFORMATION2[T]

INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information,

especially in a way that is not direce:She was pumping me

for details of the new projece.

Idioms pump sb’s hand to SHAKE someone’s hand

(=hold their hand and move it up and down, espacially

In order to greet them)·pump lron INFORMAL to lift

Heavy weights for exercise: These days both men and

Women pump iron far fitnets.

Pharsal verbs pump sth into sth to spend

Money trying to make something operate succesfully:

They had been pumpinh money into the business for some

Years without seeing any results.

Pump sth out(M)REMOVE1 to remove water or other

liquid from something using a pump:We took turns

pumping out the boat.PRODUCE2 INFORMAL DISAPPROVING

to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated,

forceful and continuous: The government keeps pumping

out the same old propaganda.O The car radio was

pumping out music with a heacy beat.

Pump out sth someone’s stomach is pumped out, a

Poisonous substance is removed from it by being-sucked

Through a tube. She had to go to hospital

Stomach pumped out.

Pump sth up [M] INFORMAL to make someone feel more

contident or excited: He was offering them advince and

trying to pump them up.O[R]The players were pumping

themselves up by singing the national anthem, before the

game.

Pump sth up[M]1 to fill something with air using a

pump: Have you pumped up the balloons yet?O I must

pump the tyres up on my bike.2 INFORMAL to increase

something by a large amount:The US was able to pump

up exports.O Let’s pump up the tolume a bit!

Pump-action /pamp ek/ n/adjective describes a device which operates by forcing song     especially air ,in or out of a closed space or container, a pump-action shotgun , a pump   action

Pump priming noun specialized the activity of helping a business ,programm ,economy    etc   to  develop by  giving it money.  The government is carding small,pump-priming grants to single moter who are starting their own businesses.

Pun

noun a humorous use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sound like another word:she made a couple of dreadful puns.  This is a well-known joke based on a pun “What’s  black and white and red   all  over   A newspaper

Verb  to make a pun

Punch

Noun      (c)a forceful hit with a fist (=closed hand) she gave him a punch lik on us in the nose effect

2 U the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people ,I felt the performance speech presntation lacked punch DRnk  3  a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices pieces of frut and often wine or other alcoholic drinks tool  4  a piece of equoce  which cuts boles in a maena by pushing a piece of met through it a ticket punch have you seen the hole puneh anywhere?

Verb(t) hit 1  to hit someone or something with your FIST (=closed hand);He punched him in the stomach.2 MALY US to hit with your fingers the bugins on a telephone or the kdys on a keys on a keyboard USE TOCL make a hole in something with a special piece of equipment:I was just punching holes in some sheets of paper  .This belt’s too big .I’ll have to punch an extra hole in it.

Idioms punch sb’s lights out informal to hit someone repeatedly very hard punch the clock us to put a card into a special machine to record the times you amive at and leave work:After 17 years of punching the clock,he just disappeared one morning and was mever heard from again.

1.

What does the word“pump”mean in “He ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case”?

A.Talk with   B.ask for information.    C.Listen to    D.Provide with evidence

2.

When Sally says“The TV propram kept pumping out commercials”,she may be______.

A.excited   B.interested   C.annoyed   D.annoyed

3.

What will the government most probably provide if it is engaged in a pump-priming program?

A. sums of money          B.Raw materials

C.informative and significant    D.intereing and powerful

4.

When Sylvia says“His speech was OK but it had no real punch”,she thinks it was not_____.

A.fluent and impressive       B.logical and moving

C.informative and significant   D.interestitng and powerful

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Below are pages adapted from, http://sochi2014. com/en/

Sochi Volunteers

● 5 December 2013　　 Sochi 2014 Volunteer Team is Prepared for Games

On international Volunteer Day, 5 December, the Organizing Committee of the Winter Games in Sochi presented the national “Sochi 2014 Volunteer Team”, The Sochi 2014 Volunteer Team is complete, consisting of 25,000 volunteers from 26 volunteer centers across Russia as well as global volunteers.

● 6 August 2013　　 Sochi 2014 Sochi 2014 volunteer s meet athletics stars in Moscow

Approximately 2,000 Sochi 2014 volunteers will take part in the staging of the World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Moscow from 10-18 August.

● 30 May 2013　　 “Sochi 2014”volunteers on the presentation of the Olympic and Paralympic medals

In St. Petersburg during the 11th “Sport Accord”, Annual International Sports Convention was held on the presentation of the Olympic and Paralympic medals.

● 11 March 2013　　 Sochi 2014 Volunteer Training Program Launched across Russia

On March 11, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee launched a large-scale project for training 25,000 volunteers for the 2014Games in Sochi.

Sochi Culture Activities

● International Ballet Stars Gala, 29 January 2014

Year of Russian Culture in the United Kingdom and Year of British Culture.

● Sochi 2014 Culture Olympiad to Present History of Sports in Russia, 20 December 2013

As part of the Year of the of the Museum of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad the “ Training the Strength of the Body, Sports and the Romanov Family ” exhibition will be open starting from 21 December at the Sochi Art Museum.

● Sochi 2014 Cultural Program Culminates in Grand Finale, 16 December 2013

The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee has presented an entertaining Cultural Program for the guests and participants of the Olympic Games.

● Sochi 2014 Games Fans’ Anthem will Unite Spectators in the Stands, 31 October 2013

100 days before the start of the first ever Olympic Winter Games in Russia, the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad and General Partner of the Games Sberbank have unveiled the fans’ anthem for the Games. The anthem will be played at all Olympic venues and will be the main song at the sports fields for the competitions.

● “White Stick” Music Festival to Take Place during the Start of Sochi 2014 Torch Relay, 7 October 2013

On 7 October, during the launch of the Olympic Torch Relay, the “White Stick” IV International charity festival will take place against the backdrop of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad in Moscow.

● Winners of Cultural Program Competition to Perform at Sochi Games, 19 September 2013

The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee’s cultural program Contest has come to an end and the winners have been announced. It took place within the framework of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad.

● Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad to Showcase Russia’s cultural diversity, 22 August 2013

From August, 25 to September 8, the “Alluring Worlds, Ethnic Russia” travelling festival will travel along the coast of the Black Sea. The festival is part of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad’s Year of the Museums and will illustrate Russia’s diversity.

1.Sochi 2014 Volunteer Training Program was launched on　　　　　 ．

A. 30 May 2013　　 B.11 March 2013     C. 16 December 2013　　 D.19 September 2013

2.“White Stick" Music Festival took place in　　　　 .

A. Sochi　　　　　　 B. St. Petersburg     C. the United Kingdom　　 D. Moscow

3.Which of the following statements is true?

A. The 25 ,000 volunteers were from Russia.

B. Winners of Cultural Program Competition weren't known until 19 September 2013.

C. From August,25 to September,8,you were able to enjoy Winter Games in Sochi.

D. Few of the cultural activities were intended for creating atmosphere of Sochi Winter Games.

4.From the two boxes, you can learn that the activities were listed according to　　　　 .

A. importance　　　　 B. place　　　　　　     C. date　　　　　　     D. name

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Below are pages adapted　 from, http：//sochi2014．com/en/

Sochi Volunteers

1.Sochi 2014 Volunteer Training Program was launched on　　　　　 ．

A．30 May 2013　　　　 B．11 March 2013     C．16 December 2013　　 D．19 September 2013

2.“ White Stick"　 Music Festival took place in　　　　 ．

A．Sochi　　　　　         B．St． Petersburg

C．the United Kingdom     D．Moscow

3.Which of the following statements is true?

A．The 25 ,000 volunteers were from Russia．

B．Winners of Cultural Program Competition weren't known until 19 September 2013．

C．From August,25 to September,8,you were able to enjoy Winter Games in Sochi．

D．Few of the cultural activities were intended for creating atmosphere of Sochi Winter Games．

4.From the two boxes, you can learn that the activities were listed according to　　　　 ．

A．importance　　　　　     B．place　　　　　　     C．date　　　　　　     D．name

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Below are pages adapted　 from, http：//sochi2014．com/en/

Sochi Volunteers

1. Sochi 2014 Volunteer Training Program was launched on　　　　　 ．

A．30 May 2013　　　　 B．11 March 2013

C．16 December 2013　　 D．19 September 2013

2.“ White Stick"　 Music Festival took place in　　　　 ．

A．Sochi　　　　　　 　　　 B．St． Petersburg

C．the United Kingdom　 D．Moscow

3. Which of the following statements is true?

A．The 25 ,000 volunteers were from Russia．

B．Winners of Cultural Program Competition weren't known until 19 September 2013．

C．From August,25 to September,8,you were able to enjoy Winter Games in Sochi．

D．Few of the cultural activities were intended for creating atmosphere of Sochi Winter Games．

4. From the two boxes, you can learn that the activities were listed according to　　　　 ．

A．importance　　　　　　 B．place　　　　　　　 C．date　　　　　　　 D．name

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Below is adapted from an English dictionary.

1.What does the phrase “green shoots” mean in “Green shoots have begun to appear in different markets”?

A. Change in policy.                                                B. High prices.

C. Environmental protection.                               D. Signs of recovery.

2.Fill in the blank in the sentence “I can’t believe this is Joshua — he’s ________ since we last met!”

A. shot out                B. shot up                        C. shot through              D. shot down

3.When you are talking about unimportant things, we say you are ________.

A. shooting the breeze                                     B. shooting yourself in the foot

C. shooting your mouth off                         D. shooting questions at somebody

4.Choose a word to complete the sentence “The ________, which killed a policeman and wounded a passer-by, was reported to have lasted only 13 seconds.”

A. shooter                 B. shoot                           C. shooting                      D. shot

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Below is a passage adapted from the network edition of China Daily.

Event

Voices

Aftermath(余波)

1.This passage is focused on Li Yang’s　　　　　　　 .

A．microblog article

B．domestic violence

C．English-teaching career

D．international marriage

2.Zhangxiaomei holds the view that　　　　　　　 .

A．laws should be passed to protect women and children

B．crazy personality accounts for violence and ill temper

C．overcoming background gap is necessary for marriage

D．Li is wrong to have his students worship him as an idol

3.Who thinks that character plays the most important role in one’s life?

A．@Xuemanzi B．@Sikaozhe

C．@ykxin 　　 D．@Zhangxiaomei

4.According to Wang Xingjuan,　　　　　 .

A．people of higher education won’t easily lose temper

B．people under stress tend to have domestic violence

C．people in lower social status often beat their wives

D．people with senior jobs seldom have family trouble

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析